Libussa Fritz-Krockow was forced to live by her wits to survive the harrowing final days of the Third Reich. As waves of invading Russian troops poured into the remote Eastern provinces, sealing them off from the West, all vestiges of order were swept away. Christian von Krockow has used his sister's experiences to write this narrative, written as though with Libussa's voice. The book tells how Libussa kept her baby and ageing parents alive by stealing vegetables from the Russian headquarters, hiding in a burned tank to escape a gang of rapists and posing as a fortune-teller to earn a passage to the West.
- ISBN10 0571169767
- ISBN13 9780571169764
- Publish Date 8 November 1993 (first published 6 July 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 July 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 224
- Language English